Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 10/21/2002
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of October 21, 2002
- Syrian- Saudi joint committee meet Saturday; economic progress expected
Meetings of the Syrian- Saudi Arabian preliminary committee started in Riyadh on Wednesday. This will be in preparation for the meetings of the two states' joint committee to be held in Riyadh on Saturday under the chairmanship of the Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Shara and the Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal. Saudi Arabia-Syria, Politics, 10/25/2002 - Al-Assad discusses with Baqradouni issues of concern to Syria, Lebanon Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 10/25/2002
- Syria: A decision to increase private sector workers wages at 20% Syria, Economics, 10/24/2002
- Al-Assad gets a message from Bush: US vision for the region is based on Israeli ideas
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad yesterday met with US Department of States Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs head, Assistant Secretary William Joseph Burns, who handed him a message from the US President George Bush. Syria-USA, Politics, 10/23/2002 - Al-Shara discusses with Junblat Syrian- Lebanese relations Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 10/23/2002
- Al-Shara reviews with Younisi hostile campaigns, the need to unify Arab, Islamic ranks Syria-Iran, Politics, 10/22/2002
- Arab economists conference opens today in Damascus Regional-Syria, Economics, 10/22/2002
- Al- Assad, Chirac discuss peace efforts, Iraq
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad yesterday held important talks with the French President Jacques Chirac. The talks centered on regional and international conditions and prospects of developing Syrian- French relations in various fields. Syria-France, Politics, 10/21/2002 - Al-Assad gets a message from Bouteflika, talks with AL chief, Iranian interior minister
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad discussed on Saturday the latest developments in the Middle East region with the secretary general of the Arab League (AL) Amr Moussa, and got a message from the Algerian President Abdul Aziz Bouteflika and met with the Iranian minister of security ( the interior minister). Syria-Regional, Politics, 10/21/2002 - Khaddam discusses with Yunisi bilateral relations and the American threats
Syria's Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam yesterday morning received Hijatul Islam and the Muslims, Ali Yunisi, the minister of security in the Islamic Republic of Iran and members of the accompanying delegation. Syria-Iran, Politics, 10/21/2002 - Enhancing the capacity of the National Agricultural policy Center and of its counterpart institutions in Syria
The Syrian minister of Agriculture Nour Eddin Mona and FAO's representative in Damascus Mahmoud Taher yesterday signed a document provides for supporting activities of the second phase on supporting the National Agricultural Policy Center (NAPC). The project is executed by FAO and financed by the Italian government at a contribution of USD 239,000. It will continue for one and a half years. Syria, Economics, 10/21/2002